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IT Medic know technology for small and medium business. Our Managed Services help our clients computer systems running well, so we can concentrate on advising them on how to use technology to an advantage in their business. Its a tough job but somebody has to do it!

No sound from Google Chrome

Michael Felder - Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Lots of people have started using the Google browser Chrome. It is definitely faster than internet explorer and easy to use. When you go to google.com it will normally give you the option of installing Chrome. read more

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Undelivered Mail - 552 MS-Office file containing VBA macros found inside of the email

Michael Felder - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

It happens from time to time - a client gets an email rejected with a standard message,. the cause is anything but standard and takes ages to find. read more

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Harddisk pricing rising due to Thialand floods

Michael Felder - Sunday, November 13, 2011

Due to devistating floods in Thailand the price of harddisks are likely to go up sharply in the next month. read more

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Extend your wireless range with Ethernet over Power

Michael Felder - Tuesday, November 01, 2011

We have just installed the new Netgear Powerline AV 200 Wireless-N Extender Kit. What a great way to extend a weak wireless signal to far end of a office or home. The system uses the proven Ethernet over Power devices with a wireless access point built into the remote unit. read more

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Melbourne Cup Day IT Support

Michael Felder - Friday, October 28, 2011

Tuesday is Melbourne Cup Day holiday. read more

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Unsubscribe to SPAM

Michael Felder - Thursday, October 13, 2011

It might sound simple, but by clicking on the subscribe link at the bottom of newsletters and advertising emails, you can keep your inbox tidier. read more

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Could you find your iPhone?

Michael Felder - Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Could you find your iPhone/iPad if it was Stolen?
iPhones and iPads are effective business tools that have been growing in popularity for a while. They are also increasingly becoming the target of petty crime and being stolen reguarly. If your iPhone was lost of stolen would you know where to look? What about the information on your phone falling into the wrong hands? Did you know there is a app you can install to allow you locate your device if it goes missing or gets stolen?
	A free app called Find my Phone allows you to track where your phone was last connected to the Interent and displays it on a google maps. Just follow the instructions below to setup Find my Phone and then use MobileMe to track your phone location.http://www.apple.com/iphone/find-my-iphone-setup/
Sensitive information on your device? It can be remotely wiped, or a message displayed on the screen to call home if found. At close to $1000 per device it makes sense to use technology to assist in locating your phone, but it can be useful to help the police too!. Read about how an Australian family tracked there stolen phones and got them returned.The Age Article.
IT Medic are happy to assist you in checking if you have setup Find My Phone on your iPhones and iPad. Please just ask.
Mike

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Outlook 2010 Best practices by Microsoft

Michael Felder - Monday, September 19, 2011

Even though we use Outlook every day at work and think that we are pretty efficient at the product along comes an article that makes us think - I could try that. read more

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